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bdunlap@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON A bill allowing the sale of the Memorial Bridge is heading to the governor for his signature. The Senate Wednesday approved House Bill 2969 with changes and sent the legislation back to the House, which concurred with the changes. The bill clarifies the law in regard to public/private partnerships in maintaining such bridges. The Senate voted 31-3 for passage with Sens. Mike Azinger, R-Wood, and Donna Boley, R-Pleasants, voting in favor of the bill. The bill passed the House of Delegates 91-7 on March 15. “Any municipality which owns and operates a toll bridge pursuant to this article may…sell and convey such toll bridge to a private toll transportation facility subject to such terms and conditions as the council of such municipality may agree,” the bill states. “Any private toll transportation facility purchasing a municipally owned toll bridge located less than five miles from a toll-free bridge which crosses the same body of

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